D Sakkas, M Ramalingam, N Garrido… - Human reproduction …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND In natural conception only a few sperm cells reach the ampulla or the site of fertilization. This population is a selected group of cells since only motile cells can pass …
A Simon, N Laufer - Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2012 - Springer
Repeated implantation failure (RIF) is determined when embryos of good quality fail to implant following several in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cycles. Implantation failure is …
A Simon, N Laufer - Fertility and sterility, 2012 - Elsevier
Successful embryo implantation depends on a well-functioning endometrium as well as a normal healthy embryo. This process might be hampered if either of these variables is …
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) utilize sperm sorting methods to select viable sperm from the semen samples. Conventional sperm sorting techniques in current use are …
R Nosrati, M Vollmer, L Eamer, MC San Gabriel… - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Sperm selection is essential to assisted reproductive technology (ART), influencing treatment outcomes and the health of offspring. The fundamental challenge of sperm …
Background Subfertility is a condition found in up to 15% of couples of reproductive age. Gamete micromanipulation, such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), is very useful for …
TM Said, JA Land - Human reproduction update, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Current routine semen preparation techniques do not inclusively target all intrinsic sperm characteristics that may impact the fertilization potential. In order to address …
R Henkel - Asian journal of andrology, 2011 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For assisted reproduction technologies (ART), numerous techniques were developed to isolate spermatozoa capable of fertilizing oocytes. While early methodologies only focused …
H Tournaye - Asian Journal of andrology, 2011 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For years, the management and treatment of male factor infertility has been 'experience'and not 'evidence'based. Although not evidence-based, current clinical practice involves …